Book launch: Communities, Mines, and Distributive Politics: Direct Contestation in the Andes
Description: Social movements and interest groups of a variety of types increasingly engage in direct contestation, mobilizing to influence the activities of firms and making unmediated claims for the redistribution of the gains from economic activity. Such direct contestation between societal actors and firms unleashes distributive and regulatory politics that shape local development. Why does pressure sometimes result in expanded access to essential public goods, services, and economic opportunities and sometimes does not? This book develops a theory of direct contestation that explains the varying distributive consequences of the conflicts that entangle many firms. The theory is grounded in case studies of mining conflicts in Bolivia and Peru. By tracing the processes that pushed firms to take different types of distributive actions in detail, the book reveals the central roles of social structures and firm strategies in shaping the consequences of direct contestation.
Date: 12 November 2024, 17:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar Room 1
Speaker: Matthew Amengual (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Oxford Department of International Development
Organiser contact email address: communications@qeh.ox.ac.uk
Host: Diego Sánchez Ancochea (University of Oxford)
Part of: ODID Special Lectures & Seminars
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editor: Tamsin Kelk